Nuala McGovern
Nuala McGovern is an Irish journalist and broadcaster working for BBC News. McGovern is the main presenter of Outside Source on BBC World tv.[1]
Nuala McGovern | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Occupation | Journalist, presenter |
Notable credit(s) | Newsday, Outside Source |
| Spouse(s) | Tristan Agates |
Early life and education
McGovern grew up in Drumcondra in Dublin. Her father was a publican. She is a graduate of University College Dublin,[2] where she studied English and Italian.[3]
Early career
After graduating from university she taught English in Italy for a period before moving to the United States after her sister made an application for a green card on her behalf. She got her start in broadcasting as a presenter and producer for Adrian Flannelly's radio show in New York, before joining WNYC.[3] There, McGovern was a producer on The Brian Lehrer Show for nine years, where she was part of a Peabody Award-winning team. During this time she was also the founding producer of a spin-off show, Brian Lehrer Live: Where Web Video Meets the Issues.[4]
BBC career
McGovern joined the BBC in 2009 as a presenter and producer of World: Have Your Say on the BBC World Service.[5] In 2012 she became one of the founding presenters of Newsday, the World Service's new breakfast programme.[6] She started presenting OS in 2015.[3]
References
- Lunch in the BBC canteen can be so dismal by Mary Mc Carty Irish Times April 2, 2019.
- McGovern’s interview debut is her swansong Irish Echo Archives, February 17, 2011.
- O'Byrne, Ellie (18 January 2021). "Gael power: The Irish women heard by millions on BBC radio". IrishExaminer.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- "BBC World Service Nuala McGovern". KJZZ. October 24, 2012.
- McGovern, Nuala. "BBC - World Service - World Have Your Say: Meet the Team: Nuala McGovern". www.bbc.co.uk.
- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nuala-mcgovern/17/60b/753